René Le Hénaff
René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. His three films with Carné in the late 1930s — Port of Shadows, Hôtel du Nord, and Le Jour Se Lève — are widely admired examples of poetic realism. He also directed films from 1935 to 1950.
Also recorded as Rene Le Henaff
René Le Hénaff
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- Name
- René Le Hénaff
- Born
- 24 April 1901
- Died
- 5 January 2005
- Occupation
- Film editor, film director
- Full name
- René François Louis Hénaff.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. His three films with Carné in the late 1930s — Port of Shadows, Hôtel du Nord, and Le Jour Se Lève — are widely admired examples of poetic realism. He also directed films from 1935 to 1950.
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Perhaps the best-known is Colonel Chabert (1943), which was a film adaptation of a famous novella by Honoré de Balzac. Le Hénaff retired from filmmaking in 1968.
Sujet: Les Gueux au paradis (film)
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Sujet: Les Gueux au paradis (film)
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• Name — René Le Hénaff • Born — 24 April 1901 • Died — 5 January 2005 • Occupation — Film editor, film director
Editor
Editor
• The Shark (1930) • Sous les toits de Paris (Under the Roofs of Paris) (1930) • À Nous la Liberté (1931) • Madame Makes Her Exit (1932) • Bastille Day (1933) • Le Scandal (The Scandal) (1934) • Samson (1936) • Le Quai des brumes (Port of Shadows) (1938) • Hôtel du Nord (1938) • Le Jour Se Lève (1939) • Beating Heart (1940) • The Lover of Borneo (1942) • Le Quai des brumes (Women Without Names) (1950) • L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (Strange Desire of Mr. Bard) (1954) • A Girl Without Boundaries (1955) • Der Arzt von Stalingrad (The Doctor of Stalingrad) (1958) • Twelve Hours by the Clock (1959)
Director
Director
• Fort Dolorès (1939) • The Lover of Borneo (1942) • Colonel Chabert (1943) • St. Val's Mystery (1945) • Christine Gets Married (1946) • Hoboes in Paradise (1946) • The Husbands of Leontine (1947) • Monsieur de Falindor (1947) • Scandal (1948)
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1901
René Le Hénaff born at Ho Chi Minh City.
2005
René Le Hénaff died at Belley.
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Ho Chi Minh City.
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René Le Hénaff was recorded at birth as René François Louis Hénaff. The authorities additionally record the heading Rene Le Henaff. His recorded language was French. Recorded as film editor, screenwriter and director.
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